OTHA 2309 Mental Health in Occupational Therapy

Promotion of mental health and wellness through occupational therapy. Topics include theory and intervention strategies to enhance occupational performance. 

Semester Hours

3

Lecture Hours

2

Lab Hours

4

Prerequisite

OTHA 1161, OTHA 1162, OTHA 1305, OTHA 1309, OTHA 1315, OTHA 1319, OTHA 1341, OTHA 1349, OTHA 2301 and acceptance to the occupational Therapy Assistant Program

Corequisite

OTHA 1163, 1253

End-of-Course Outcomes

Apply frames of reference; facilitate group processes; identify occupational therapy assessment strategies; explain psychiatric diagnoses based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM); and implement occupation-based interventions.